-According to an NBA source, new Warriors coach Mark Jackson has made at least two phone calls to Monta Ellis to tell Ellis how much he would love to coach him.

Here’s a full report and breakdown of the latest Ellis info by CBSsports.com’s Ken Berger, who has been all over this situation and everything I’ve heard is totally consistent with this.

It’s an open secret around the league that Ellis and his representatives are starting to believe that this might be the right time to move him to a title contender.

Ellis is in his prime, has put in many years with the Warriors, and two sources indicate that there has been some frank general discussion between GSW management and Ellis’ camp about his future, the team’s future, and whether the two should remain entwined.

Big point: Ellis loves playing at Oracle Arena. He apparently also appreciates what Jackson has been telling him.

But he’s wondering the same thing many execs around the league are wondering: How else could the Warriors get a necessary bigger player if they don’t trade Ellis?

Another important point: As Berger reports, nothing seems imminent and I now agree with Larry Riley, who said it was “very unlikely” that Ellis would be traded on draft night or even during the summer (when all movement probably will be frozen by a lock-out, anyway).

But if the Warriors are possibly willing to wait two or three more years to build their roster up–say, if they draft Jonas Valanciunas and have to wait a year or two for him to come to the NBA–then Ellis will not be onboard with that line of thinking.

Or the wait.

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There will be debate, raised voices, rehashing and severe rhetorical wrestling, and then a Golden State Compromise will be declared at the imperative moment.

I think the likeliest outcome during the NBA draft Thursday night is a split-the-middle accord:

If it works out right, some will grumble but nobody will smash any tables.

Because CEO Joe Lacob’s front office isn’t set up to be run by docile acclimation or strong-armed dictatorship.

Lacob has set up a cabinet of sorts–a “team of rivals,” as one Warriors official put it–and Thursday night’s decisions on the pick and trade options beg for arguments, factions forming, and Lacob having to find common ground.

Lacob will have the final say, though I’m not sure he’s going to find a true consensus.

I think West and possibly assistant GM Bob Myers have looked to select the lanky, sweet-shooting Thompson and also explore Ellis trade options as the best way to acquire a defensive presence.

Because how else are they going to land an immediate defensive difference-maker?

And I think Jackson, Riley and maybe Lacob might want to draft a shot-blocker, if he’s there, to place behind the small backcourt of Ellis and Stephen Curry.

Because Ellis and Curry, aside from their size limitations, are an explosive and valuable offensive tandem.

The compromise: Take Thompson, who can slide in as a needed third guard behind Ellis and Curry; then Thompson is on hand to step into the starting line-up if Ellis is moved later.

Thompson is an NBA-ready shooter and might fit a long-range roster built around Curry and some better post players to play inside-out offense.

The compromise would help Lacob bide some time, too. Though the best deals might be offered now, Ellis can always be traded during next season or next off-season.

Plus, loading up the backcourt gives Jackson time to weigh the Ellis/Curry balance. Is Jackson sure that Curry’s the essential part of that duo?

Hmm, which two new executives did Riley not include in the Ellis Fan Club?

The front office has just been assembled and long-time team president Robert Rowell has just been off-loaded. The Warriors absolutely need to be aggressive.

But given the presumed opinions and uncertainties, this might not be the time to press the issue.

“I know Jerry said it and we’ve heard it from Joe, (they’re) risk-takers,” Riley said. “But what they didn’t tell you is they’re calculated risk-takers. They’re not just going to Las Vegas.

“They’ll take a risk. And I’ll go along with it. I’m on board with that. But we want it calculated.”

Now you may notice that this proposed split-decision would not address the Warriors’ desperate needs to improve on defense and add frontline size.

Thompson, at best, is a potential medium-level NBA defender–but that’s purely because of his size; his slow feet will prevent him from ever being a lockdown perimeter defender.

But what else are the Warriors going to get at No. 11?

The Warriors’ best hope to add true defensive size would be to trade Ellis, which, to this point, Lacob, Riley and Jackson are against doing.

So… compromise also equals not really solving the major problem.

Of course, if Lithuianian center Jonas Valanciunas drops to 11 due to concerns about his European contract, the Warriors can swiftly alter their plans and grab possibly the best pure center in this draft.

Valanciunas probably won’t play in the NBA right away, but this could be a severely truncated season, anyway, and the Warriors can deal with his legal commitments over the next year or so.

Valanciunas would be an easy “out” for this unwieldy front office. Maybe international defensive standout Bismack Biyombo, too.

There are rumors of many other possibilities, and I’m sure the Warriors are exploring them all, or at least they should be. Hey, there’s a solid shot someone in the top 10 takes Thompson, which might get the Warriors to trade out of the 11th slot.

But I keep getting back to the likelihood of taking Thompson, and keeping Ellis.

It might not be the most daring way to go. Might be two half-measures, dressed up as a full answer. But if there’s a compromise to be found in the Warriors’ loud and crowded draft room, this is the one I see.